Chitchat [Soccer] Which Starting Line-up (i.e. "First Eleven") in an ACTUAL COMPETITIVE match, whether for Club or Country, is your all-time Favourite?

[empathizerofeatshitndie]

After almost exactly 24 years, the following Brazilian starting line-up for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Group C match against China is still my all-time favourite:
wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_C#Brazil_vs_China
fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/4395/5928/43950026
fifa.com/en/watch/5V8hismliCkpDSWNopAfYX

mainly because of the following six star players:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho (my all-time favourite player)
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)
wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo
wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Carlos
wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafu
wikipedia.org/wiki/Juninho_Paulista

Furthermore, unless I'm mistaken, I think our dear @laksaboy would also enjoy watching China concede FOUR goals to Brazil and score ZERO:

youtube.com/watch?v=BX50N4JdoNo


youtube.com/watch?v=s4F41XW3Fxw


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[laksaboy]

After almost exactly 24 years, the following Brazilian starting line-up for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Group C match against China is still my all-time favourite:
wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_C#Brazil_vs_China
fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/4395/5928/43950026
fifa.com/en/watch/5V8hismliCkpDSWNopAfYX

mainly because of the following six star players:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho (my all-time favourite player)
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)
wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivaldo
wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Carlos
wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafu
wikipedia.org/wiki/Juninho_Paulista

Furthermore, unless I'm mistaken, I think our dear @laksaboy would also enjoy watching China concede FOUR goals to Brazil and score ZERO:

youtube.com/watch?v=BX50N4JdoNo


youtube.com/watch?v=s4F41XW3Fxw


​

Of course, that was the time when Nike promoted the Joga Bonito ad campaign.

 

[empathizerofeatshitndie]

Of course, that was the time when Nike promoted the Joga Bonito ad campaign.

Dear @laksaboy, many belated thanks for gracing another humble thread of mine!

wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho (my all-time favourite player)

Here are some of Ronaldinho's performances at the 2002 World Cup:

youtube.com/watch?v=k5P8JqCVRFU


youtube.com/watch?v=JOKszBXG9Nc

 

[eatshitndie]

 

[empathizerofeatshitndie]

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Dear @eatshitndie-sama, many thanks for gracing another humble thread of mine!

wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)

The legendary Ronaldo is my second favourite player and here's a video about him:



youtube.com/watch?v=a0ZWBO9Nwp4

 

[empathizerofeatshitndie]

Back to my all-time favourite Ronaldinho:
google.com/search?q=Ronaldinho's+performances


youtube.com/watch?v=ADi1A1dX9wA


youtube.com/watch?v=Kv2qRxAwxn4

 

[bobby]

You think he is real Japanese ?

 

[Ah Max]

天下武功，无坚不摧，唯快不破

 

[True Believer]

You think he is real Japanese ?

The Japan national team goalkeeper Zion Suzuki was born in the USA to a father from Ghana and a Japanese mother. His family moved to Japan where he grew up. His Japanese features are unmistakable.

 

[True Believer]

Haven't you heard of Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka who was born in Japan to a Haitian-American father and a Japanese mother? She has lived and trained in the United States since the age of 3 years.

 

[True Believer]

Japanese midfielder Joel Chima Fujita has a Nigerian father and Japanese mother. He has unmistakeable Japanese features.

 

[True Believer]

Another real Japanese is goalie, Leo Brian Kokubo

 

[empathizerofeatshitndie]

天下武功，无坚不摧，唯快不破

Dear @Ah Max, many belated thanks to you too for gracing this humble thread of mine!

I was also a Man U fan during the 1990s when I was a schoolboy; and back then, I also remember liking:
wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Milan
who managed to reach five European Cup (or UEFA Champions League) finals from 1989 to 1995:
wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_European_Cup_final#Details
wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_European_Cup_final#Details
wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_UEFA_Champions_League_final#Details
wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_UEFA_Champions_League_final#Details
wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_UEFA_Champions_League_final#Details
and even won three of them during that six-year period!

And I still remember the names of their Italian star players:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Maldini
wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Costacurta
wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Baresi
wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Donadoni
wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrio_Albertini
wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniele_Massaro
their three Dutch star players:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_Gullit
wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rijkaard
their Montenegrin star player:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan_Savicevic
their Croatian star player:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvonimir_Boban
and their French star player:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Desailly

I also remember liking:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_Amsterdam
mainly because of the following seven Dutch star players:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Bergkamp
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_de_Boer
wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_de_Boer
wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Davids
wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Overmars
wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Seedorf
wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Kluivert
and their Finnish star player:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Jari_Litmanen

That is why, during the 1990s, I also liked the:
wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team
wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team
wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team
and, after the:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team
won the:
wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_final#Details
I also started to like them too!

But since the 2002 World Cup, I've been supporting Brazil only!

Unfortunately, after France knocked Brazil out of the:
wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Brazil_vs_France
Brazil started to decline gradually...



Furthermore, in my opinion, the current Brazilian squad is probably the worst among all the various Brazilian squads after the 2002 World Cup; so I would be very surprised if Brazil wins the World Cup this year!
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[Ah Max]

Dear @Ah Max, many belated thanks to you too for gracing this humble thread of mine!

I was also a Man U fan during the 1990s when I was a schoolboy; and back then, I also remember liking:
wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Milan
who managed to reach five European Cup (or UEFA Champions League) finals from 1989 to 1995:
wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_European_Cup_final#Details
wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_European_Cup_final#Details
wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_UEFA_Champions_League_final#Details
wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_UEFA_Champions_League_final#Details
wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_UEFA_Champions_League_final#Details
and even won three of them during that six-year period!

And I still remember the names of their Italian star players:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Maldini
wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Costacurta
wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Baresi
wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Donadoni
wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrio_Albertini
wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniele_Massaro
their three Dutch star players:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruud_Gullit
wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rijkaard
their Montenegrin star player:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan_Savicevic
their Croatian star player:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvonimir_Boban
and their French star player:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Desailly

I also remember liking:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_Amsterdam
mainly because of the following seven Dutch star players:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Bergkamp
wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_de_Boer
wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_de_Boer
wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Davids
wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Overmars
wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Seedorf
wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Kluivert
and their Finnish star player:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Jari_Litmanen

That is why, during the 1990s, I also liked the:
wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team
wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team
wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team
and, after the:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team
won the:
wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_final#Details
I also started to like them too!

But since the 2002 World Cup, I've been supporting Brazil only!

Unfortunately, after France knocked Brazil out of the:
wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_stage#Brazil_vs_France
Brazil started to decline gradually...



Furthermore, in my opinion, the current Brazilian squad is probably the worst among all the various Brazilian squads after the 2002 World Cup; so I would be very surprised if Brazil wins the World Cup this year!
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good thread must sarpork mah